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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck was hung’ When an albatross leads a stricken ship out of ……続きを見る

In the tradition of Shadow Divers, this is the gripping true account of the search for German U-boat U-550, the last unfound, diveable wreck of a U-boat off the United States coast, and the battle i……続きを見る

From the first idea of an underwater warship to its ultimate demise. This book covers a wide range of information on the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley and its controversies, including who found ……続きを見る

Palace intrigue, high seas piracy, the first war in Afghanistan, Elizabethan politics and TR’s take on the War of 1812 – it’s all here and more in Strategy Six Pack Six, another awesome military mul……続きを見る

The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fou……続きを見る

Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin was the last Military leader of Great Britain to serve throughout the entire duration of WW2. A career that culminated in his role as head of the British Armed Forces……続きを見る

The biggest shipping loss of both world wars was the hospital ship Britannic, at almost 50,000 tons. Supposedly safe to travel the seas, many hospital ships were lost in both wars. From the smallest……続きを見る

A history of the Navy V-12 Program during World War II. The Program provided opportunities for young men whose families had suffered during the difficult times of the Great Depression. These high sc……続きを見る

A readable, exciting chronicle of the men and ships that ran federal naval blockades during the Civil War Within four weeks of the fall of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln had declared a block……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY and THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY 'A thrilling account' The Times 'As heroic as Digby himself, Moshenska has defied t……続きを見る

This is the first academic study of India's emerging maritime strategy, and offers a systematic analysis of the interplay between Western military thought and Indian maritime traditions. By a quirk ……続きを見る

Specifically structured around research questions and avenues for further study, and providing the historical context to enable this further research, Modern Naval History is a key historiographical……続きを見る

Snapshots from the Danish navy's history With a coastline of more than 7,300 kilometers, Denmark has always been a proven maritime nation, and the Royal Danish Navy is an essential part of Danish hi……続きを見る

Charles Wickham Malins was destined for a life at sea from an early age; joining the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth in 1927 at the age of thirteen he was already a Commissioned Officer o……続きを見る

Responding to Titanic's distress calls in the early hours of 15 April 1912, Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the sinking, rescued the seven hundred survivors o……続きを見る

A fascinating naval perspective on one of the greatest of all historical conundrums: How did thirteen isolated colonies, which in 1775 began a war with Britain without a navy or an army, win their i……続きを見る

Fra juni 2002 til juni 2003 var ubåden SÆLEN på togt først til Middelhavet for at deltage i operation Active Endavour afstedkommet af terrorangrebet på USA den 11. september 2001 og senere til den P……続きを見る

The Zheng family of merchants and militarists emerged from the tumultuous seventeenth century amid a severe economic depression, a harrowing dynastic transition from the ethnic Chinese Ming to the M……続きを見る

How are China's ongoing sovereignty disputes in the East and South China Seas likely to evolve? Are relations across the Taiwan Strait poised to enter a new period of relaxation or tension? How are ……続きを見る

Anyone could swear like a sailor! Within the larger culture, sailors had pride of place in swearing. But how they swore and the reasons for their bad language were not strictly wedded to maritime th……続きを見る

Most World War II submarine stories are glorifications of war written by submarine captains about their own boats. But the USS Pampanito was not a typical submarine. The sub and its crew caused plen……続きを見る

At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe – and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has ……続きを見る

This book tells the dramatic story of how the Royal Navy transformed ordinary citizens into first-rate sailors and navy personnel during the Second World War. It covers how they were recruited and t……続きを見る

Der Flugzeugträger Graf Zeppelin war ein Schiff der deutschen Kriegsmarine, das unvollendet blieb. Als Typschiff der Graf Zeppelin-Klasse war es der bis heute einzige deutsche Flugzeugträger. Der St……続きを見る

Das Seegefecht bei Helgoland fand zu Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges am 28. August 1914 zwischen Kriegsschiffen der britischen Royal Navy und deutschen Kaiserlichen Marine in den Gewässern vor der Ins……続きを見る

Im Jahr 1906 sorgte die Indienststellung der HMS Dreadnought dafür, dass alle bisher gebauten Schlachtschiffe zum alten Eisen gehörten. Drei dieser unmittelbar vor der HMS Dreadnought geba……続きを見る

Dieser Bildband beschreibt die Entwicklungsgeschichte der deutschen U-Bootwaffe von den Anfängen bis zum Ende des ersten Weltkriegs. Mit umfangreichem Bildmaterial wird jede U-Bootklasse vorgestellt……続きを見る

Das Seegefecht bei den Falklandinseln war eine Seeschlacht zwischen britischen und deutschen Kriegsschiffen während des Ersten Weltkrieges. Sie fand am 8. Dezember 1914 statt und endete mit einer ve……続きを見る

Die Kaiser Wilhelm der Große läutete eine neue Ära im Passagierschiffbau ein. Dieses Schiff war der erste deutsche Schnelldampfer, der der britischen Konkurrenz so richtig das Fürchten lehrte und zw……続きを見る

In der Deutschen Marine waren Schiffe, die nach dem Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher keine Seltenheit. Seiner offensiven Truppenführung verdankte er den populären Be……続きを見る